Yamamoto, Rie
Maki, Yukari
Iketani, Yuri
Tsuji, Tomoatsu
Saito, Takeshi
Morita, Seiji
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (23K09538)
Article History
Received: 10 October 2025
Accepted: 1 January 2026
First Online: 12 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Tokai University School of Medicine (23R228). Patient consent was waived because the data were anonymized. As this study involves a retrospective review of medical records, obtaining individual informed consent was deemed impracticable. Therefore, in accordance with ethical guidelines, we adopted an opt-out procedure by making information about the study publicly available and allowing individuals to refuse participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.